Looking for free bike lights and a night of cycling fun? SC Bike Party, Bike Santa Cruz County, and Current E-bikes invite you to the 5th annual Light Up the Night community ride, a bike light giveaway, and well-lit community ride on Friday, November 9th at Current eBikes (131 Front Street).

6:00 - 7:00 pm - Free Lights, Illuminated Activities, & Raffle
7:00 - 8:30 pm - Community Ride, with brilliant prizes!*

We will give out 250 free lights on a first-come, first-served basis, so plan to arrive early.

Let’s get illuminated! 
In addition to giving out lights, we are offering a number of activities to make it easy and fun to be visible and safe on your bike at night and during the darker winter months! From 6pm to 7pm, activities will include high viz bike decorating, including making reflective spoke cards, custom helmet stenciling, and a raffle with visibility-related prizes. 

Let’s ride! 
The community ride will depart promptly at 7pm and arrive back at Current eBikes by 8:30pm. Cyclists of all ages and skill levels are welcome. Bike flair and costumes encourages - brilliant PRIZES will be awarded for brightest bike, brightest rider, and most creative get-up. To crank things up a notch, SC Bike Party will provide the tunes, with their on-bike sound systems.

Run By The Sea is a gorgeous half marathon, 12K run, or 4K run/walk that meanders along the undeveloped coastline north of Santa Cruz. Most of the run is on a flat, packed dirt trail, and overlooks wild rocky shoreline. No other running event uses the trail, and with a legendary beach crossing, Run By the Sea is unique in every mile.

7pm at the Bike Church @ 703 pacific ave

Save the date for Open Streets Watsonville 2018 in June! A day of play in the streets on downtown Watsonville—bike, dance, picnic, stroll in the street. Learn about local non-profit groups, listen to live music, and experience the joy of open, safe, spacious public space!

DROP IN DURING THESE HOURS
Bicycle maintenance has traditionally been an overwhelmingly male-dominated area. It is our goal to provide time for individuals who may have been marginalized or intimidated in this setting to be supported in being knowledgeable and confident in cycling, mechanics and tool use. This workshop provides a safer space for womon & trans identified folk to work on their bikes and learn new skills

Mountain Bikers of Santa Cruz (MBOSC) is proud to present the third annual Santa Cruz Old Cabin Classic at Wilder Ranch State Park on May 19, 2018. This cross country race is a throwback to the early days of mountain bike racing and is a celebration of the sport. Registration opens March 1 at 7:00pm!

The event is a homage to this iconic venue and a testament to the partnership between California State Parks and the mountain bike community who are working together to make our local trails the best they can be.

The race is being held as a benefit for mountain biking in Santa Cruz County, a significant portion of the proceeds will go directly into a fund earmarked for trail development at Wilder Ranch, including for the the decommissioning of the West Engelsman fire road and its replacement with brand new singletrack.

Santa Cruz Bike Party Group Ride: Bike Party Group Ride (7-9pm): Jump on your bikes for a green-themed Bike Party Ride organized by  Santa Cruz Bike Party. Santa Cruz Bike Party is a mobile party for riders of all ages, experience levels, and types to meet, ride, and play together in the streets. The theme: Bikeodiversity is good for a healthy bikecosystem. Bikes come in all shapes, sizes, colors and configurations. For this bike party, we’ll celebrate the diversity of bikes, riders, and styles on this fun Friday night celebration.

Bike to Work/School Day (6:30-9:30am): Visit our Breakfast Site page for a complete list of our 12 public breakfast sites across Santa Cruz County and our 45+ participating school sites. Cyclists will be able to receive a free breakfast, free bike maintenance, raffle prizes and more!

DROP IN DURING THESE HOURS
Bicycle maintenance has traditionally been an overwhelmingly male-dominated area. It is our goal to provide time for individuals who may have been marginalized or intimidated in this setting to be supported in being knowledgeable and confident in cycling, mechanics and tool use. This workshop provides a safer space for womon & trans identified folk to work on their bikes and learn new skills.

 Food, music and community bike ride with Ecology Action, Bike Santa Cruz County, and Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency.

Bike Week First Friday at the Museum of Art & History (5pm to 9pm): Join us for a special Bike Week First Friday at the MAH (Museum of Art & History), the kick-off celebration to Bike Week hosted by Ecology Action and Bike Santa Cruz County! Bike Night is a family-friendly, inclusive experience for community members to celebrate biking in Santa Cruz. So, come on down to participate in a variety of environmentally-focused art, craft and playful activities. Event highlights include:

• Bike stunts performed by Matt Myer, our local stunt bike legend
• Electric bikes on display featuring the new JUMP electric bikes which will be the City of Santa Cruz Bike Share bikes and Blix
• Local frame builders on display: Rock Lobster Cycles, Caletti Cycles, and Frances Cycles
• Totally Tubular designs selling fun bike-merchandise
• Little Giant Collective which will be running screen printing and art activities
• Check out our local bike-powered compost collection company, Santa Cruz Community Compost and see the infinite possibilities with two wheels
• Live music with Cosmic Pinball
• Bike Valet courtesy of Bike Santa Cruz County
• Remember to share our Facebook event and invite your friends!

Bike Santa Cruz County will provide free bike valet.

Join Us!

It's pretty simple. We eat pie. We raise money for great causes. 

When: Sunday, April 29, 2018 from 1 – 3 pm
Where: Homeless Garden Project Farm in Santa Cruz (Shaffer Road at Delaware Ave)
Please bring:

• The whole family
• A sweet or savory vegetarian pie*
• $5+ donation per person to benefit Bike Santa Cruz County
• Your own plate/fork/spoon/napkin/mug

*If baking isn’t your thing, don’t worry! Come & just bring an extra buck or two.

PS: If you have a bike that is taking up space in you garage that is in decent condition, feel free to bring it to the event - we will work with our high school staff and middle school participants in the Earn-a-Bike program to refurbish it and give it a new life! 

A benefit for: Bike Santa Cruz County

• Sunday, April 29 – LAST Dig Day with Another Bike Shop and Santa Cruz County Equestrians– sign up here

At Dig Days, you can expect the very best in hospitality, including donuts, Verve Coffee Roasters, lunches and snacks from New Leaf Community Markets, libations from New Bohemia Brewing Co, and a celebratory volunteer raffle! Yes!

This also means you only have two chances left to win the Ibis of your dreams! 

Earth Day Santa Cruz is an annual event to raise environmental awareness; address concerns; showcase solutions; and present balanced modes of living for the wellbeing of each individual, the community, and the planet. It is a day to celebrate our natural resources and to network with the community for profit and nonprofit organizations, schools, and government agencies who come to share their environmental message, cause, or product. This day is to educate, motivate and activate everyone that attends. Earth Day Santa Cruz is an exciting community event offering educational information, activities for kids including an arts and crafts tent, live music and a focus on green businesses. Come and enjoy this fun environmental celebration for the whole family on April 21st, 11 am – 4 pm in San Lorenzo Park!

The Santa Cruz Warriors and Bike Santa Cruz County are partnering together to bring the community an exciting night of biking and basketball as the Sea Dubs take on the Northern Arizona Suns! 

All participants are encouraged to bike to the Warriors game and take advantage of a complimentary bike valet service. Those who bike will also be entered into a raffle for prizes! 

Use this special ticket link to claim your limited-edition Bike Santa Cruz County bike light with ticket purchase!: https://groupmatics.events/event/bikesantacruzcounty

Doors open for the game at 5:00 p.m. with the game starting at 6:00 p.m.! Please contact Stephanie Schmieding (Ticket Sales Representative) with any questions or concerns at (831) 535-7063 or sschmieding@santacruzbasketball.com.

Facilitated by female and non-binary mechanics

Bicycle maintenance has traditionally been an overwhelmingly male-dominated area. It is our goal to provide time for individuals who may have been marginalized or intimidated in this setting to be supported in being knowledgeable and confident in cycling, mechanics and tool use. This workshop provides a safer space for womon & trans identified folk to work on their bikes and learn new skills.

All classes provide an opportunity for hands-on learning in a supportive environment. No prior experience is necessary!

Classes are free, donations are really appreciated!

Join us for a fun day of digging! Mountain Bikers of Santa Cruz and Juliana Bicycles are hosting the first ever Ladies’ Dig Day, and what’s cooler than a bunch of rad ladies making our local trails even better?! We’ll be working on Emma McCrary Trail on Saturday, February 10, and don’t worry if you’ve never done trail work before! We’ll show you the ropes, and we guarantee you’ll have a good time. For helping out you’ll get free breakfast snacks, coffee, lunch, post-work libations, and great raffle prizes. 

Facilitated by female and non-binary mechanics.

Bicycle maintenance has traditionally been an overwhelmingly male-dominated area. It is our goal to provide time for individuals who may have been marginalized or intimidated in this setting to be supported in being knowledgeable and confident in cycling, mechanics and tool use. This workshop provides a safer space for womon & trans identified folk to work on their bikes and learn new skills.

All classes provide an opportunity for hands-on learning in a supportive environment. No prior experience is necessary!

Classes are free, donations are really appreciated!

HAPPY NEW YEAR! We hope everyone has had a lovely festive season. Now it's time for us to kick it into high gear again! For our first ride of 2018, we'll be venturing out to the rolling hills of Fort Ord with MORCA. We'll start off with coffee and breakfast bites at the Creekside Terrace Trailhead, followed by our signature raffle featuring fab prizes from from our partners Bell Helmets, Camelbak and Fox.

We'll be keeping with our usual format, breaking into groups by ride level and leaving in waves. If you're unsure about which group to ride with, take a look at our Ride Levels page. We'll have ladies from MORCA to help with guiding, but if you'd like to check out their trails in advance, head on to their website!

Schedule:

• 9:00 am – Arrival, fuel & mingling and Ride Guide meeting
• 9:30 am – Presentations, Announcement and Raffle!
• 10:00 - 10:15 am – Roll out to the trails
• 12:00 - 2:00pm – Join us post-ride back at the trail head 

Hi folks,

Come join MBOSC and event sponsor Trail Head Cyclery on Saturday, January 27 at Soquel Demonstration State Forest for a volunteer Dig Day. We will be working on berm repairs on segments 5 and 6 of the Flow Trail.

Dig Days run from 8:45 to 3:30. All skill levels of trail workers are welcome! Volunteers are provided with Verve Coffee, pastries, lunch from the Summit Store, post workday refreshments, and entry into Trail Head’s hefty volunteer raffle. A huge thank you to land manager CAL FIRE for their ongoing support and assistance with MBOSC trail maintenance efforts at SDSF.